By guest contributor Chris Lee Any technology with the potential to change the world will be met with almost equal amounts of optimism and pessimism. Solar Roadways, the new road surface technology […]
Turmoil in Iraq sees oil price jump to nine month high
Iraqi soldiers patrolling an oil refinery in Baiji, 180 kilometres north of Baghdad. Photo credit: Neurope. By Anders Lorenzen If more evidence of the security risks in a fossil fuel based global […]
Devastating coal mining disaster in Turkey
Photo credit: AOL. By Anders Lorenzen A devastating coal mining accident on Wednesday in Turkey has claimed the lives of over 30 miners. The accident which happened in the town of Soma […]
Offshore wind turbines: hurricane tamers?
By guest contributor Mauricio Torres We all have heard about how our economy depends on burning fossil fuels for the production of energy. This is wreaking havoc in the planet’s atmosphere, contributing […]
Analysis: Is Ukraine heading into an energy war?
A solar farm in Odessa Oblast, Ukraine. Photo credit: Activ Solar via flickr. By Anders Lorenzen As the tension in Ukraine is intensifying and Russian forces have claimed Crimea, a fear of […]
Obama drives the All of the Above energy strategy and ending fossil fuel subsidies in State of the Union speech
In his State of the Union speech, Obama discussed the U.S. energy strategy, emphasizing natural gas as a bridge fuel, calling for an end to fossil fuel subsidies, and addressing climate change urgency.
Ontario be Warned – Importing ‘Fracked Gas’ is Not the Way To Go, Say Experts
Experts warn that reliance on US fracking for Ontario’s gas may increase costs and environmental damage.
Opinion: UK energy freeze debate should highlight our unsustainable reliance on gas
Ed Miliband have promised an energy bill freeze if he were to become Prime Minister. By Anders Lorenzen When leader of the Labour party, Ed Miliband, at the recent Labour Party conference, […]
Opinion: David Cameron and shale gas
By Anders Lorenzen It seems the UK Prime Minister David Cameron is finally giving in to the anti-wind power and the pro-fracking part of his party, lead by Chancellor George Osborne, as […]
Guest blog: Switching on low energy lifestyles isn’t scary
By Matt Mellen Politicians and heads of energy corporations present “the lights going out” as a potentially cataclysmic future scenario and as motivation for fracking the English countryside. Underlying this is the […]
A greener life, a greener world 